Davide Ancelotti’s Lille moves top and turns to Betis
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At a glance
- Lille beat Toulouse 1-0 to move provisionally top of Ligue 1 with seven points.
- Ayase Ueda scored in the 73rd minute after replacing Olivier Giroud, while Toulouse remained without a win.
- Lille will host Real Betis on Tuesday in the opening round of the Champions League.
Lille moved provisionally to the top of Ligue 1 with a 1-0 win at Toulouse, giving Davide Ancelotti’s team seven points before the weekend completes the league’s third round.
Ayase Ueda scored in the 73rd minute after goalkeeper Mathys Niflore parried Romain Perraud’s effort from the left. Ueda had replaced Olivier Giroud minutes earlier.
Toulouse, now coached by Danish manager Jens Berthel Askou after Carles Martínez’s departure, has yet to win. The team lost to Lyon and drew with Brest.
Lille’s next match is at home against Real Betis on Tuesday in the opening round of the Champions League. The club has also lost midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, who joined Manchester City. Monaco, the only Ligue 1 team with a perfect record, can move back ahead when it visits Paris Saint-Germain on Friday.
Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.